We are announcing today a major expansion of the liquidations database on Decree Risk. We have gone back through the Official Gazette and built out the database to include every liquidation announcement published since February 2013.
We’ve just released version 3.0 of the Decree iOS app, a complete redesign of the app and the first version built for iPad.
The Labour Law by Royal Decree 53/2023 serves as the primary law governing private sector employment relationships throughout Oman. It sets out different routes that can cause an employment contract to come to an end, with each route having its own consequences (end-of-service gratuity, notice pay, and exposure to a claim for arbitrary dismissal). This piece outlines some of the grounds by which employment can be terminated.
The bulk of employees in Oman are aware of their entitlement to annual leave, but few realise the Labour Law actually spells out various different types of leave, each with its own rules on duration, pay, and eligibility. This article will set out the different types of leave highlighted under the Labour Law of 2023, the calculations of entitlements for all employees, and the conditions attached to them.
Today we are releasing a major update to Lex AI, which can now answer your questions from both our Arabic and English databases.
Previously, Lex AI was limited to the English translations available on Decree. That gave precise answers for matters with a translated text, but it left a gap for legislation that existed only in Arabic.
The latest version closes that gap. Lex AI now searches both databases using semantic and keyword search, irrespective of the document’s language. It can also draw on the non-legislative Arabic content in our database, such as the fatwas of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs.
A restructuring of our database also allows Lex AI to navigate the different versions of a legal document in both languages with confidence. Lex AI now understands how legal instruments relate to one another, which gives it a deeper grasp of the law and lets it handle more sophisticated questions.
We have also upgraded the reasoning and reranking models, which further improve the quality of the answers.
These updates are live for all users on the web, iOS, and Android.
If your current bundle does not include Lex AI, or if you are not yet a member of Decree, you can request a free trial by contacting us here.
Many people use the word “union” loosely; however, Oman labour law splits them into three segments, each with its own formations, rules, powers, and eligibilities. The aim of this post is to break down the differences between the Labour Union, Trade Union, and the General Federation for Workers of the Sultanate of Oman, as provided in the Ministry of Labour Decision 284/2026 Regarding the Statute for the Formation, Work, and Registration of Labour Unions, Trade Unions, and the General Federation for Workers of the Sultanate of Oman.
On 9 July 2026, Oman’s Ministry of Labour issued Ministerial Decision 284/2026, replacing the recently repealed Ministerial Decision 500/2018 and overhauling the rules for labour unions, trade unions, and the General Federation for Workers. The Ministerial Decision predominately focuses on the unions themselves, including governance, elections, and registration. Across its eight chapters, however, the decision lays out a specific set of duties imposed on employers. This blog will outline exactly what Ministerial Decision 284/2026 requires of employers, and where those requirements differ to those set out under the old rules of Ministerial Decision 500/2018.
The manner in which a state divides power among those who execute the law shapes how citizens, investors, and public officials interact with government entities. In Oman, the Basic Statute of the State outlines how the powers are divided. The powers are allocated to the Council of Ministers, Majlis Oman, and the Judiciary. This blog will highlight how each of the three branches is defined under the Basic Statute and the limitations imposed on them.
The Basic Statute of the State is Oman’s constitution and provides the governance structure of the state. Something that most people do not know is that His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik holds two distinct positions as the sovereign Head of State as well as the Prime Minister. This blog post will explore the differences between these two positions.
A new Cybercrime Law was issued early last month replacing the Cybercrime Law of 2011. With so many laws coming out lately, it can be difficult to understand why these laws are being re-issued in full and what the exact changes these laws are making. This post tries to make sense of the new Cybercrime Law.